Here’s how Javed Akhtar reacted to Shabana Azmi-Dharmendra's kiss in 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi opened up about her much-talked-about kiss scene with Dharmendra in ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ and also shared how her husband-renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar reacted to it.

In an interview with Zoom, Shabana said, ‘I never thought it would create such a fuss! People are laughing and cheering when we do the kiss. While shooting it was never an issue. It is true that I haven’t kissed much on screen before. But who wouldn’t want to kiss a man as handsome as Dharmendra?’

When asked about Javed's reaction to it, she said, ‘Oh he was not bothered. But what bothered him was my rowdy behaviour. Throughout the film I was applauding, whistling, cheering and shouting. He was like, ‘I don’t know this woman sitting next to me.’ I went insane with excitement.’

For those who haven’t watched the film, Shabana and Dharmendra play old flames in the Karan Johar directorial who share a quick kiss upon their reunion. Shabana plays Rani's grandmother while Dharmendra plays Rocky's grandfather in the film.

Earlier, Karan also said that filming the kiss scene was no big deal on the sets. Speaking with Film Companion, he said, ‘Shabana ji is a trooper. She is a master actor, she is a ‘baap’ actor as they say. There was no debate, no question. Dharam ji was like, ‘haan theek hai karna hai, fine (its okay, it is to be done, fine)’. Two great veterans, performing with absolute aplomb, no questions asked. It was glorious to see them.’

‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ stars Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, and Jaya Bachchan. The film has collected ₹60 crore in five days of its release.

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